Feds ‘blackmailing’ First Nations into signing away their power over water, resource development for continued funding, say some First Nations chiefs

Aboriginal Affairs say it’s not forcing First Nations to sign anything on Bills C-38 and C-45. But it doesn’t say anything about Bills C-27 or S-8.

The federal government is “blackmailing” First Nations into supporting its policies through revised funding contribution agreements and telling them to “take it or leave it,” say First Nations chiefs.

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